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WorksheetsSociological Research
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the concept of multiple causation?
using pre-collected information
an event that occurs as a result of several factors working in combination
focus on a single group, incident, or community
a statement of relationships among well-defined variables
What is a case study?
using pre-collected information
an event that occurs as a result of several factors working in combination
focus on a single group, incident, or community
a statement of relationships among well-defined variables
What is a population?
a group of people who represent a larger population.
research that involves the pursuit of knowledge in a systematic way
the stealing of someone else’s work
the people a researcher wants to study
What is a research sample?
a group of people who represent a larger population.
research that involves the pursuit of knowledge in a systematic way
the people a researcher wants to study
a measure of how things are related to one another
What is a correlation?
a group of people who represent a larger population.
research that involves the pursuit of knowledge in a systematic way
the people a researcher wants to study
a measure of how things are related to one another
An interviewer asks you to name your three favorite ways to spend your leisure time. This is an example of a (an) ________ question.
correlation
representative
closed-ended
open-ended
This describes which of the following?
Using statistics from government reports like the census is a form of sociological research known as:
secondary analysis
case study
field research
participant observation
Random selection means:
choosing subjects for no particular reason
choosing subjects by demographics
every subject having an equal chance at participation
A study has shown that the more education, obtained the higher the career income. This is:
an experiment
field research
a positive correlation
a negative correlation
The more educated a metropolitan population is, the lower its crime levels. This study shows:
a positive correlation
no correlation
a negative correlation
that a lack of education causes someone to commit crimes
In one field experiment a black guy or a white guy act out stealing a bike by using a hacksaw to cut through the lock. Researchers documented how often the police were called for each "thief." The independent variable in this study is:
the people who do or do not call the police
how often the police were called
stealing the bike
whether the thief was white or black
In one field experiment a black guy or a white guy act out stealing a bike by using a hacksaw to cut through the lock. Researchers documented how often the police were called for each "thief." The dependent variable in this study is:
the people who call or do not call the police
how often the police were called
stealing the bike
whether the "thief" was white or black
